Underwater navigation using visual markers in the context of intervention missions

Intervention missions, that is, underwater manipulation tasks, for example, in the context of oil-&-gas production, require a high amount of precise, robust navigation. In this article, we describe the use of an advanced vision system suited for deep-sea operations, which in combination with artificial markers on target structures like oil-&-gas production-Christmas-trees significantly boosts navigation performance. The system is validated in two intensive field tests running off the shore of Marseille, France. In the experiments, a commercial remotely operated vehicle equipped with the system and a mock-up structure with an oil-&-gas production panel is used to evaluate the navigation performance.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems

• Publication date

  2019-03-01

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1177/1729881419838967
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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